Decisions, decisions are the common point in poker. If you are patient enough to learn how to make good decisions, you’ll be able to conquer this game. And if you always make bad decisions then its your loss. Simple concept that’s hard to get.

Decisions that we make in poker has a long term expected value shorten as EV. It is the standard win or lose situation of a player in term of long term goals. Here is one good illustration: You’ve been playing in a limit Hold’ Em poker game and you end up betting the nuts on the river. This move has a positive expected value of or +EV of $20 and if you’re lucky you can win $20 if you make this move and someone bet against you. On the other hand, folding a big blind in the same limit poker game you’ll get a negative EV of $10 every time you make this move.

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